January in Échannay bites harder than in 88% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.2°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 72% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frost greets about 65 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pouilly en aux station, 9.3 km west.
A year in Échannay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pouilly en aux station.
What a year in Échannay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pouilly en aux.
About 859 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dijon-Longvic
A frosty town: 65 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pouilly en aux: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Pouilly en aux
Pouilly en aux is 9.3 km west of Échannay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Échannay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pouilly en aux (21501003) |
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 412 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 422 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Dijon-Longvic, 31 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Échannay compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échannay | Pouilly en aux | 25.2°C | −0.3°C | 859 mm |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 24 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Marsannay-la-Côte 24 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Chenôve 25 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Talant 25 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges 26 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.6°C milder | 753 mm |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 27 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
Échannay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pouilly en aux station; sunshine at Dijon-Longvic.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.3°C | 2.6°C | 72 mm | 61 |
| February | 7.1°C | −0.2°C | 3.5°C | 56 mm | 95 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.2°C | 6.8°C | 59 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.1°C | 4.6°C | 9.9°C | 68 mm | 194 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.5°C | 13.7°C | 85 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.8°C | 17.3°C | 71 mm | 240 |
| July | 25.2°C | 13.6°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm | 257 |
| August | 25.1°C | 13.4°C | 19.2°C | 66 mm | 240 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.0°C | 15.3°C | 67 mm | 191 |
| October | 15.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.2°C | 80 mm | 118 |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.9°C | 6.3°C | 86 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.4°C | 3.3°C | 78 mm | 53 |
| Year | 15.3°C | 6.2°C | 10.7°C | 859 mm | 1,890 |
Where Échannay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pouilly en aux, 9.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Dijon-Longvic, 31 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Échannay’s climate
How warm does Échannay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Échannay get in winter?
January nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Échannay get?
About 859 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (86 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dijon-Longvic (31 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Échannay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Échannay, Pouilly en aux, 9.3 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station POUILLY EN AUX_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Échannay →
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